Re: closing security holes when using yahoo! messenger

From: AlanRick (DKUHLJZHEUKK@spammotel.com)
Date: 01/24/02 

From: "AlanRick" <DKUHLJZHEUKK@spammotel.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2002 09:17:17 +0100

"AlanRick" <DKUHLJZHEUKK@spammotel.com> wrote in message
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>
> "bb" <handy_9999@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> > "AlanRick" <DKUHLJZHEUKK@spammotel.com> wrote in message
> > news:a2mo4h$go7$1@news1.wdf.sap-ag.de...
> > Hi,
> > My first post so apologies if this is off-track.
> >
> > I'd like to use yahoo! messenger but the latest update (5.0) forces me
to
> > turn on active scripting in my MS Internet Browser. I believe it is a
big
> > security risk if I enable scripting for all web sites so I need to
> configure
> > yahoo messenger as a secure site.
> >
> > Does anyone know what URL to enter in the secure sites list so that the
> > messenger works?
> > (no response from yahoo help yet and *.yahoo.com didn't help).
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Alan
> >
> >
> > Alan,
> > Try
> >
> > http://*.yahoo.com
> > https://*.yahoo.com
> > http://*.yimg.com
> >
> >
> Thanks bb,
> The yimg.com url looks promising (I'd tried the other two already).
> I can't logon at the moment but I'll let you know if it works,
>
> Alan
>
Nope, http:// and https:// *.yimg.com did not work either.
Alan

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